The Guildhall is a Grade I listed building in the Norwich local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 February 1954. A C15 Guildhall, magistrates court. 13 related planning applications.

The Guildhall

WRENN ID
hushed-rotunda-mint
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Norwich
Country
England
Date first listed
26 February 1954
Type
Guildhall, magistrates court
Source
Historic England listing

Description

This list entry has been subject to a Minor Amendment on 16/11/2018

TG 2208 NE 15/367

GUILDHALL HILL (south side) The Guildhall

(Formerly listed under Market Place)

26.2.54

I

Former Guildhall, now Magistrates Court. C15 onwards with major additions in 1861 by Thomas Barry. Quaternary and Quarry flint with Lincolnshire Limestone, Bath Stone and brick dressings. Low-pitch lead covered roofs. Island site.

South facade: two and three storeys. Six bays with the right-hand two bays recessed and dropped. C19 two-storied additions across four and half bays with central entrance having two-centre arch on attached columns in buttressed tower. Three bays each side of tower with fortified ground-floor windows and traceried triangular arch windows at first floor. Re-used C16 doorway at extreme left-side. Two-and three-light windows in medieval wall with traceried heads. Crenellated parapet with C19 turret at east end.

Fine moulded timber ceiling at first floor east with pendants. Decorated linenfold panelling and carved bench-ends in same room. Remains of medieval staircase arrangement immediately west of panelled room. Three bay twin-aisled brick-built undercroft beneath the east end of the building. Three large barrel-vaulted side chambers beneath the western half of the building. Formerly Scheduled as an Ancient Monument.

Listing NGR: TG2292008560

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